Active volcano on the map of Sakhal

[RadistR 5]

I want to suggest the Volcano event. The volcano periodically (1 time per game day, randomly) erupts, this is accompanied by booming blows, a booming rumble. At the same time, the volcano emits ash into the atmosphere throughout the location, which causes damage to players.

Mechanics:
1. The player hears a strong and thud from the ground. This is the beginning of the eruption.
2. For 10 minutes, there is a series of quieter beats every minute.
3. After 10 minutes, there is a very loud bang and the sound of the earth shaking. You can make the screen shake visually for 30 seconds. It's a self-eruption.
4. 5 minutes after the eruption (or 15 minutes after the first impact), the sky darkens and ash begins to fall. The mechanics are like snow, only it should be black and gray. The ashes should fall for 10 minutes. The player starts coughing.

5.1 If a player does not have a mask on his face, his health begins to drop. In 10 minutes, from 100 units to 0. It's as if the player inhales ashes that corrode his lungs.
5.2 If a player has a homemade bandage on his face, balaclava, bandana, ski mask, his health drops more slowly, from 100 units to 40 in 10 minutes.
5.3 If a player has a respirator or any kind of gas mask, his health does not drop.
5.4 If a player does not have a bandage on his face and he is indoors or in a car, his health does not drop.

6.1 If the player has nothing in front of his eyes, he begins to get bleeding cuts. 1 cut in 1 minute. It's like volcanic ash hurts your eyes.
6.2 If the player has ordinary glasses, classic glasses, sunglasses in front of his eyes, he gets 1 cut in 2 minutes.
6.3. If a player has tactical glasses, ski goggles, a helmet with a visor or a gas mask in front of his eyes, he does not receive cuts.
6.4. If the player does not have eye protection and is indoors or in a car, no cuts appear.

7. It would be great if zombies also took damage from the ashes and could die.

[Judley 18]

Couple queries from me,

Ash falling from the sky is possible ofc, but what does the volcano visually look like during the eruption? Bare in mind i dont think they can simulate a volcanic eruption on their frankenstein engine. They cant simulate visual heli crashes so i dont think volcanic eruptions are on the cards.

Sakhal by design makes players slow down their travel, every 5-10 minutes a fire is needed. So how would 45/50 people get the chance to find a gas mask and filters, within 15 minutes? Its basically certain death for the vast majority of players, and i dont think that makes for interesting gameplay because it cant be avoided in most cases, so would just become very tedious. 

 

Its an interesting idea. Dark skies and raining ash would make for atmospheric visuals, and ive thought personally how an eruption could work, but i dont think it's possible.

Not unless they made the volcano eternally smoking, and made like a localised area around it that you need a mask to go inside the perimeter, and within the perimeter the skies are darker with ash. (This wouldnt make sense though because ash would realistically be covering the whole island)

Incentives being good loot or some **mission**, and move the player spawns down south so you need a mask and better gear to move up into the northern regions. 

 

 

[RadistR 5]

39 minutes ago, Judley said:

Sakhal by design makes players slow down their travel, every 5-10 minutes a fire is needed. So how would 45/50 people get the chance to find a gas mask and filters, within 15 minutes? Its basically certain death for the vast majority of players, and i dont think that makes for interesting gameplay because it cant be avoided in most cases, so would just become very tedious.  

 

 

Read carefully what I have written. Even if you have a homemade face mask made of rags, you can survive. I've been playing DayZ for 18,000 hours, so when I suggest something, I think through all the points.

[Judley 18]

1 hour ago, RadistR said:

Read carefully what I have written. Even if you have a homemade face mask made of rags, you can survive. I've been playing DayZ for 18,000 hours, so when I suggest something, I think through all the points.

I did read it but you suggest their health still drops, and a hardcore map like this, itll still be certain death as there wont be enough masks to be found. Coastal loot is sparse because people are having to spend so much time there, and also with the hit to the inventory capacity people wont want to have to carry a mask anyway. 

The biggest flaw is the visual aspect though. Dayz wont be able to have simulated volcanic eruptions